-eht
See also: eht
Old English
Alternative forms
- -iht
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-ihtaz, *-ahtaz. Akin to Middle Dutch -echt (Dutch -achtig), Old Saxon -aht, -oht, Old High German -aht (German -icht), Old Norse -óttr, Old English -iġ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eht/, [eçt]
Suffix
-eht
- suffix meaning having, bearing, possessing; occasionally causes i-mutation of preceding vowels
- līreht (“fleshy, carnal”), from līra (“muscle, flesh”)
- characterized by; full of, covered with
- inclined to